Piloting Demand-Side Subsidy through Vouchers for Access to Agricultural Inputs in Haiti
- The pilot is set against more than thirty years of direct state procurement and distribution, which the report documents in detail.
- Moving the subsidy from supply to demand puts private input dealers in the delivery chain, so the study is also an account of that trade.
- It is a case study. It describes the mechanism and its uptake, and measures no yield effects.
A case study of a pilot that replaced subsidised distribution of seed and fertiliser with vouchers farmers could spend with private dealers. The report first sets out the thirty years of supply-side subsidy that preceded it, in which the ministry procured and distributed inputs directly, then examines what changed when the subsidy moved to the demand side, and closes with recommendations. It is a study of an input-subsidy mechanism, so it also describes how Haiti's seed and fertiliser trade works.
How to cite
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), 2012, Piloting Demand-Side Subsidy through Vouchers for Access to Agricultural Inputs in Haiti, https://publications.iadb.org/es/experiencia-piloto-de-subvencion-de-la-demanda-traves-de-vouchers-para-facilitar-el-acceso-insumos
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- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)